Would A Farmland Preservation Tax Work?

Tom Bier argues that better zoning would be more effective than a new tax to preserve the rural character of Geauga County, OH.

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December 3, 2002, 5:00 AM PST

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Spending $9.5 million in tax dollars to preserve 3,000 acres is pointless...If residents want to preserve farmland, they must either change their zoning or be prepared to finance not 3,000 acres but 30,000."

Thanks to Alex Pagano

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Sunday, December 1, 2002 in The Cleveland Plain Dealer

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